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CC- CONSENT ITEM - (1) Approval of a One-Year General Services Agreement with FoodCycle for Edible Food Recovery and Community Composting Services in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $130,000; and (2) Authorization to the City Manager to Approve Two Additional One-Year Terms in an Additional Amount Not-to-Exceed $80,000 Annually.
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Meeting Date: June 23, 2025
Contact Person/Dept: Sean Singletary/Public Works - EPO
Phone Number: (310) 253-6457
Fiscal Impact: Yes [X] No [] General Fund: Yes [X] No []
Attachments: No [X]
Public Notification: Email via GovDelivery (06/19/2025): Meetings and Agendas - Sustainability Subcommittee, Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Commission; Stay Informed - Community Gardening, Sustainability and Environmental Issues, Urban Forest Management, Environmental Programs and Events
Department Approval: Yanni Demitri, Director of Public Works, City Engineer (06/02/2025)
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council (1) approve a one-year general services agreement with FoodCycle for edible food recovery and community composting services, in an amount not-to-exceed $130,000; and (2) authorize the City Manager to approve two additional one-year terms for an amount not-to-exceed $80,000 annually.
BACKGROUND
SB1383, California's Short-Lived Climate Pollutant Reduction Strategy, is a statewide law effective in 2022 that aims to reduce methane emissions from landfills and increasing food recovery, the source of much of the organic matter that sits in landfills. To reduce food waste and help address food insecurity, SB 1383 requires that by 2025 California will recover 20 percent of edible food that would otherwise be sent to landfills, to feed people in need. The law directs that jurisdictions must establish food recovery programs and strengthen their existing food recovery networks; that food donors must arrange to recover the maximum amount of their edible food that would otherwise go to landfills; and food ...
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